Long before big cats, terror birds reigned as apex predators. Here’s how these flightless birds hunted, and why they went extinct.

Because their feet are not adapted to process prey items, shrikes carry large items to thorny vegetation and/or barbed wire fences and promptly impale the prey upon a thorn or barb. This behavior ...

When it comes to the sky, birds usually rule the air, but not always. There are powerful hunters out there that send even the boldest flocks into a panic. These aren’t just predators; they’re apex ...

Why are birds the colours they are? Parents of curious children aren’t the only ones stumped by that question; many scientists have also struggled to find an answer. In a new attempt, Kaspar Delhey at ...

Hello again Teller County. How many of you, I wonder, are reading this at your home where you can hear birds chirping as they happily feed on seeds that you left for them in a feeder? Maybe you like ...

Researchers used artificial nests to test two methods for reducing the nest predation of vulnerable and endangered ground-nesting birds. The study showed that red foxes can be more easily deceived ...

Hello again Teller County. How many of you, I wonder, are reading this at your home where you can hear birds chirping as they happily feed on seeds that you left for them in a feeder? Maybe you like ...